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Delivered from Distraction
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Get the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

by Edward M. Hallowell (Author), John J. Ratey (Author) (edit contributors)

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In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug... read more

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Most people who have ADD don't read books all the way through.

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Preface to the New Edition

Acknowledgments

A Note on Authorship

How to Read This Book

Introduction: Welcome to the World of ADD, Where Landing Is Learned in Midair

I. Part One: WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE ADD?
1. The Skinny on ADD: Read This If You Can't Read the Whole Book
2. The Feel of ADD
3. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective ADD-ers
4. ADD Self-Assessment Quizzes for Adults: A Screening Test
5. Won't Pay Attention, or Can't?
The Crux of the Matter
6. An Evil, an Illness, or a Kind of Mind?
From Stigma to Science

II. Part Two: THREE STORIES THAT TELL THE STORY
8. The Benevians: How This Dianosis Can Change Your Life for the Better--at Any Age
9. Joey: When There's More Than ADD
10. The O'Brien Family: A Houseful of ADD

III. Part Three: MAKING THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADD
11. The Steps to Diagnosis
12. The qEEG and the SPECT Scan: Two Useful New Tests Not Widely Used
13. How Do You Tell a Child About the Diagnosis of ADD?
14. Conditions that Coexist with ADD
15. Bipolar Disorder or ADD?How to Tell the Difference
16. ADD, Reading Problems, and Dyslexia
17. Genetics: If I Have ADD, What Are the Odds My Child Will Too? and Other Interesting Questions
18. Are We Training Our Children to Have ADD?
19. ADD, Addictions, and a New Use of the 12 Steps

IV. Part Four: MASTERING THE POWER AND AVOIDING THE PITFALLS: THE TREATMENT OF ADD
20. The Treatment of ADD: What Works Best
21. The Key to Treating ADD: Find the Buried Treasures
22. How to Find the Buried Treasures: Five Steps That Lead to Kasting Joy
23. How to Find the Buried Treasure in School: One Shining Example That All Schools Should Follow
24. Major Danger Alert: College and ADD
25. Nutrition and ADD: A Cornerstone of Good Treatment
26. Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Nutrition-Based Treatment for ADD
27. Physical Exercise: A Great Treatment for ADD and a Magic Tonic for Your Brain
28. Powerful Exercises for the Brain That Improve Attention
29. Cerebellar Stimulation: A Specific Kind of Physical Exercise That Can Be Used to Treat ADD
30. To try Medication or Not: Some Reassuring Guidelines
31. If You Choose to Try Medication, Which Should You Choose?
32. Don't SPIN
33. And Don't SLIDE
34. The Big Struggle Revisited: ADD in Families
35. Living Through the Pain of ADD
36. How to Get Rid of Piles: The Kudzu of ADD
37. Worry and ADD
38. Sex and ADD
39. Hallowell & Ratey's Top Tips for Adult ADD
40. What Kind of Mate Is Best If You Have ADD?
41. What Can You Do If Your Mate Has ADD?
42. Getting Well Enough Organized: The Hallowell Approach
43. What the Best Treatment Must Include

Appendix: A Compendium of Resources

Index

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  1. Edward M. Hallowell (Author)
  2. John J. Ratey (Author)

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